BBQ Pete's

This meal was unacceptable. These young workers defensively told me that "this food is fresh. It's always fresh." Didn't want to cause friction in the enviorment and didn't want a refund, just accountability. Fresh food has a look of juicy-ness. I know I only paid, $3,500 pennies for this meal. I just know for now I will have to travel futher for some quality slow and low meat, NOT yesterday's food.

I'll start with pricing. $23.58 for a sandwich and fries with added slaw topper. Prices have increased everywhere, this seems a bit pricey still though.Fries were good, fresh and seasoned well. The variety of sauces you can dispense yourself is good as well. I ordered the brisket sandwich. Just not impressed at all unfortunately. It has enough meat, the bun was soft. The flavor was not that good to me. This is my third visit and I've just felt their food is ok. Service was ok. Overall nothing stands out about this place except their prices. Note: sides are $5.49, see pic of fries, urge bag was about 1/2 full. This includes a cornbread muffin or side of coleslaw.They have complimentary ice cream but if your not paying attention you may miss it as no one mentions this. I ordered takeout once and dine in once before and only found out about the ice cream from another customer.

Food was great! I had the 3 meat combo.. it came with ribs chicken and pulled pork. Everything was amazing. Definitely recommend eating here. The eating area is pretty open, my family and I came on a good day where it wasnt too busy.

BBQ Pete's was an local institution in my younger days. The restaurant was really owned by a guy named Pete, who fired his barbecue with red alder harvested from a location he would never disclose. The original restaurant off 72nd and Portland Ave was dark, which made the feats of the servers who climbed ladders to deliver honey over their shoulders to dishes on your table even more impressive.That BBQ Pete's is long gone. For you locals who remember the old place, do not expect to rediscover the past here. Beyond the Puyallup Fair sauce, this is BBQ Pete's in name only.Here's why you should go anyway: it's good. The ribs are smoked better than most places in town. The chicken is good. The standard sauce served with the ribs is good.If you want variety, the modern Pete's offers a variety of sauces, including Puyallup Fair sauce, in self-serve warming vats. (Nice touch.)The menu itself is not particularly expansive but you do have choices. The beans are more like a sweet chili with ground beef; I have had that style in other local joints and I would rate these high on my list. My wife had mac n cheese as one of her sides. It was tasty and it was very rich. She had to order her cornbread muffin as her second side (unlike the old Pete's, Texas toast is offered standard here). It was huge and I was happy to liberate some from her plate. The honey butter was the perfect touch.Don't forget the complimentary cup of soft serve vanilla ice cream. This is a BBQ joint, not a $$$$ dining experience. I'm not going to turn up my nose at complimentary soft serve ice cream. Please.I still miss the smoky Southern sauce from my youth, but I'll be back. The modern Pete's has good ribs. 'Nuff said.

Came here on a whim. Pleased I did. Fantastic food. Ribs delicious. Sides delicious. Service friendly and fast.

Food is good, service is great, and the ambiance is good, the restaurant is modern. Now I'll compare it to Jack's ... Both Jack's & Piete's have multiple locations ( if you want whiskey with your bbq go to Jack's; if you want bbq in your breakfast tacos , go to Jack's. I'm from Texas ... if you want Texas bbq you have to go there. Piete's is honest in my book they don't try to compare. I like it. I go to Jack's I like it but the price point is up there. But if you just want bbq and a little atmosphere go to My 4 Son's bbq off 512. There some hidden opinions expressed here . Go out ... find ... and enjoy some good bbq.

Very good! Love the variety of sauces, and the baked beans! Sometimes I just get a large container of the baked beans to bring home

3.5 stars but I will round up. I have been here several times since moving to Washington. Sadly west coast BBQ is just not as good as East coast (or Texas but that would mean going to Texas...). Friendly service, huge servings and hot and fresh food. I got the wings last time and they were pretty good. The brisket is hit or miss to be honest and I don't love the steak fries but overall it scratches the bbq itch and the sauces are great. Love the iced tea and lemonade options. Big clean open space with lots of seating. Overall, pretty good for BBQ in the area.

I'm not gonna lie, I miss the ladder with the honey drop from the OG BBQ Pete's on Portland and 72nd. It was such a mesmerizing experience as a kid. That being said, the food is good. It is a bit pricey. $4.59 for a cornbread muffin. Don't get me wrong, the muffin makes me happy and is tasty. But it's a bit much, I should really just up my game and develop the skills to make my own delicious little cornbread muffin lovelies. The atmosphere is laid back with the sauce bar and pickles. This lactose unfriendly girlie did not partake in the free soft serve, but the wee humans would be all over that and so would the lactose friendly adults. Overall, I might go back, it's decent just a bit pricey to me.

Food was surprisingly good. I had bbq ribs and chicken with baked beans and Mac n cheese.